This is the final episode of The Compass Podcast! Creator, host, and actor Leah Walsh is interviewed by artist Kim Miller. Leah shares about her experiences with the dark side, the seven year evolution of The Compass, what she's looking forward

Susie Garcia

Apr 22nd, 2022 59m 32s

Vocalist, violinist, mariachi, entrepreneur, and educator Susie Garcia shares her experiences with the dark side, leading the all female, Los Angeles based mariachi ensemble Las Colibri, growing as a leader, parenting as an artist, and balancin

Catherine Mueller

Apr 8th, 2022 1h 7m

Interdisciplinary Artist, Actor/Creator, and Educator Catherine Mueller shares her experiences with the dark side, her love of clown, her journey founding The MAMAs / Mother Artists Making Art and The PAMAS / Pregnant Artists Making Art (www.mo

Jessica Blank

Mar 22nd, 2022 1h 3m

Multi-hyphenate artist Jessica Blank shares her experiences building a creative life, embracing creative problem solving, restaging the documentary theatre piece Coal Country after having to close at the beginning of the pandemic, parenting as

Nikki Massoud

Mar 11th, 2022 56m 11s

Actor and writer Nikki Massoud shares her experiences with the dark side, how community is changing in the pandemic, time, and delving into playwriting,Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Ogilvie

Feb 25th, 2022 47m 48s

Actor, teacher, and comedian Julia Ogilvie shares her experiences with the dark side, winding up in her home state of Hawaii during the pandemic and the artistic community there, and finding ways to give yourself the green light as an artist.L

Daniel Morgan Shelley

Feb 11th, 2022 45m 20s

Actor Daniel Morgan Shelley shares his experiences with the dark side, building structure in your life, auditioning, and going through the pandemic as an introvert. Check out what Daniel is up to: www.danielmorganshelley.comLearn more about yo

Geoffrey Allen Murphy

Jan 28th, 2022 56m 28s

Actor Geoffrey Allen Murphy shares his experiences with the dark side, auditioning, finding balance, and understudying on Broadway during the pandemic (in To Kill a Mockingbird). Check out what he's up to at http://www.geoffreyallenmurphy.com/

The Compass Update

Oct 15th, 2021 4m 20s

Update from host Leah Walsh gives an update on her plans for the podcast, moving to a season format with new episodes being published starting in January, 2022. The pandemic has been hard on all of us, take care of yourself. Talk to you soon, i

Amy Berryman

Aug 20th, 2021 49m 35s

Playwright and actor Amy Berryman shares her experiences with the dark side, pivoting to focus on playwriting, building a community and a process, her play being produced in London during the pandemic, day jobs, and trust. http://www.amy-berrym

Natalie Suzanne

Aug 6th, 2021 56m 16s

Natalie Suzanne is a teacher, craftsperson, naturalist, and musician. She shares her experiences with the dark side, building a creative life in a variety of communities and environments, recording her first album as a singer songwriter, and ba

Michelle Ross

Jul 23rd, 2021 52m 15s

Violinist and composer Michelle Ross shares her experiences with the dark side, finding a love of improvisation, expanding your definition of yourself as an artist, and performing Bach all over New York City. www.michellerossviolin.comLearn mo

Damian Jermaine Thompson

May 21st, 2021 57m 13s

Actor and creator Damian Jermaine Thompson shares his experiences with the dark side, community, virtual teaching, overcoming adversity, joining the Actors Equity Association Council in hopes of fighting for our community of artists, Check out

Brittany Vicars

Apr 23rd, 2021 55m 41s

Actor, writer and teacher Brittany Vicars shares her experiences over the past year with her diagnosis with a rare form of cancer, treatment, and processing and sharing this experience through her writing. We also discuss isolation and communit

Sarah Kenny

Apr 9th, 2021 57m 10s

Sarah Kenny is a long time theater educator with a focus towards accessibility/disability inclusion, and is currently working on her Masters in Disability Studies at CUNY School of Professional Studies. She shares her experiences with the dark

Erin Cronican

Mar 26th, 2021 47m 12s

Actor, director and Executive Artistic Director of The Seeing Place Theater shares her experiences with the dark side, continuing to run a theater company and produce work virtually during the pandemic, day jobs, the importance of sharing knowl

Lily Houghton

Feb 12th, 2021 1h

Playwright Lily Houghton shares her experiences with the dark side, building a creative life, establishing herself as a professional playwright on her own terms after growing up in the NYC Off-Broadway community, writing and pitching for televi

Jeffrey Omura

Jan 29th, 2021 59m 17s

Actor, activist and labor organizer Jeffrey Omura shares his experiences building a creative life, his current campaign for New York City Council (District 6, Upper West Side), the importance of art advocacy such as Be an #ArtsHero, auditioning

Vivienne Benesch

Jan 15th, 2021 1h 2m

Director, actor, and teacher Vivienne Benesch is the Producing Artistic Director of Playmakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, NC. She shares her experiences with the dark side, collaboration, the countless contingency plans of running a thea

Chris Myers

Dec 28th, 2020 54m 23s

Actor Chris Myers shares his experiences with the dark side, growing up as an artist in NYC, collaboration, developing the study group series "Anti-Capitalism for Artists" (current title) which gives artists a place to engage with a radical cla

Emily Ritger

Dec 11th, 2020 1h

Theatrical maker and teacher Emily Ritger shares her experiences with the dark side, creating community, deciding to go to grad school and invest in herself as an artist, and starting the artist cooperative The Midwives that fosters artists and

Bonus

Mini Episode: Fearlessness in Difficult Times Edition

Nov 17th, 2020 4m 43s

Host Leah Walsh reads from The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema ChodronLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christina Rouner

Oct 30th, 2020 1h

Actor Christina Rouner shares her experiences with the dark side, resisting the comparison game, becoming a parent, auditioning, starting her own business, and gratitude.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 165: Nija Okoro

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 4m

Actor Nija Okoro shares her experiences with the dark side, the power of rituals in daily life, establishing herself in Los Angeles after growing up in NYC, falling in love with independent film, and lessons learned from her recent national tou

Carolyn Michelle Smith

Oct 2nd, 2020 52m 38s

Actor and coach Carolyn Michelle Smith shares her experiences with the dark side, making the move from NYC to LA, constantly learning and pivoting, community, and the embracing the self-tape audition.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg